Biography
Smriti Mundhra (born 3 July 1980) is an American director and producer based in Los Angeles. She is the founder of production company Meralta Films, which focuses on documentary and non-fiction work. Her father, Jag Mundhra, was also a filmmaker.
Mundhra holds a BA in English from California State University, Northridge and an MFA in film from Columbia University School of the Arts. She directed episodes of the Netflix series Never Have I Ever (2020) and created the reality series Indian Matchmaking (2020). Her documentary credits include co-directing A Suitable Girl (2017) and St. Louis Superman (2019), the latter nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Subject. She also directed the Netflix series The Romantics (2023) and the short I Am Ready, Warden (2024), which received a second Oscar nomination in the same category.
